SoleRebels: Fair Trade, Eco-Friendly Shoes With Plenty of Soul

Photo credit: SoleRebels Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu started SoleRebels with her husband and brother in her native village of Zenabwork, Ethiopia, to fill a pressing needâ€"creating jobs where there were almost none. Today, less than four years later, the footwear company employs 40 full-time workers and 100 part-timers who hand-spin and hand-loom the shoes' organic-cotton fabric and turn used tires into meticulously formed soles. ...